Which strategy is not suggested when working with adolescents with cognitive impairments?

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Strategies for working with adolescents with cognitive impairments are as follows:
.Identify how each teen learns best.Ask the teen, family, or teachers.
.Identify strengths and build from existing skills.
.Offer specific choices (Which of these three things would you like to do?) rather than an open-ended choice (What would you like to do?).
.Select activities that match the teen's abilities, needs, and interests.Offer activities that are age related but within the performance level of the teen (e.g., themes that deal with developmental needs such as relationships, appearance, grooming, and self-identity).
.Break down activities into simple steps that are achievable, but provide a challenge.
.Keep instructions simple.
.Present only one instruction or step at a time.
.Increase instructions only if the client consistently follows current directions.
.Present directions systematically.
.Use many methods of instruction (e.g., verbal instructions, demonstrations, visual cues such as pictures, step-by-step diagrams, and the hand-over-hand technique).
.Help the client develop and learn a new skill in a familiar setting before using the skill in novel settings (e.g., the community).
.Give specific feedback with concrete examples.Describe the correct or incorrect skill or behavior demonstrated."Good" is an example of encouragement; it does not give clear feedback on performance.
.Be consistent and use repetition.
.Do not introduce variety without a reason.Change can mean new cognitive demands for the teen and can increase the stress of learning.Flexibility and behavioral and cognitive adaptations are difficult for adolescents with cognitive impairments.

Which Strategy Is Not Suggested When Working with Adolescents with Cognitive